{"id":2076818,"date":"2026-08-04T12:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2076818"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:13:43","slug":"sharon-osbourne-says-ozzfest-2027-announcement-is-coming-soon-and-that-ozzy-loved-the-idea-of-ai-avatar-its-not-as-if-im-using-him-to-se","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2076818","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Osbourne says Ozzfest 2027 announcement is coming \u201csoon\u201d and that Ozzy \u201cloved the idea\u201d of AI avatar: \u201cIt\u2019s not as if I\u2019m using him to sell fucking weedkiller or beer\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OzzyandSharonOsbourne-Ozzfest-AI-Ozzy-avatar-news-story.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sharon Osbourne says Ozzfest 2027 announcement is coming \u201csoon\u201d and that Ozzy \u201cloved the idea\u201d of AI avatar: \u201cIt\u2019s not as if I\u2019m using him to sell fucking weedkiller or beer\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>She said she was currently &#8220;speaking to people&#8221; about next year&#8217;s event <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Tom Skinner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:13:43+01:00\">4th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OzzyandSharonOsbourne-Ozzfest-AI-Ozzy-avatar-news-story-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, photo by Kevork Djansezian\/Getty\" title=\"OzzyandSharonOsbourne-Ozzfest-AI-Ozzy-avatar-news-story\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. CREDIT: Kevork Djansezian\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sharon Osbourne has promised that an official announcement about Ozzfest 2027 is coming \u201csoon\u201d, while once again defending the upcoming AI avatar of Ozzy.<\/p>\n<p>The widow and manager of the late soloist and Black Sabbath frontman first shared plans to revive the legendary Ozzfest earlier this year. She said the legendary annual event \u2013 which hosted its first edition in 1996 \u2013 would \u201cabsolutely\u201d return with Ozzy\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-listid=\"663\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Shortly afterwards, Sharon revealed that next year\u2019s Ozzfest would take place at Birmingham\u2019s Villa Park \u2013 the stadium that staged Ozzy and Sabbath\u2019s final-ever live performances last summer, just weeks before his death aged 76.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to find a lot of young, new talent, because that\u2019s what your dad would want,\u201d she told son Jack, also teasing an upcoming US leg of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Sharon has given an update on Ozzfest \u201927 in a new interview with <em>Metal Hammer<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be at Villa Park again,\u201d she told the publication. \u201cWhether it\u2019ll be two nights [in Birmingham], that\u2019s up for the fans to tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for who could be on the line-up, and when official news would be coming, she added: \u201cOf course we\u2019re speaking to people. I can\u2019t let that out yet, but it\u2019ll be soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ozzfest\u2019s final instalment was held in Inglewood, California on New Year\u2019s Eve 2018, and boasted performances from Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson,\u00a0DevilDriver and Ozzy himself, among others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere in the new interview, Sharon reiterated that the planned AI-powered avatar of her late husband was not about cashing in on his legacy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3876803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3876803\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3876803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3876803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ozzy Osbourne at \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019. CREDIT: Ross Halfin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen such shit online about it being a \u2018money grab\u2019,\u201d she explained. \u201cWhy would I need to do that? It\u2019s not as if I\u2019m using Ozzy to sell fucking weedkiller or beer. Ozzy loved the idea. We\u2019ve been talking about it for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOzzy has this great body of work that took a lifetime to do \u2013 why shouldn\u2019t he still be seen? Why should we have to watch the same videos over and over again, when there\u2019s technology available that means we don\u2019t have to?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Sharon went on: \u201cIf you don\u2019t like it, don\u2019t go see it. I\u2019m not at people\u2019s houses with a fucking gun, going, \u2018Give me your money!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She previously said fans would be able to \u201cask [the digital] Ozzy anything, and he will answer you in his own voice \u2013 and the answers will be what Ozzy would have said\u201d. Sharon continued: \u201cPeople can talk to him and he will talk back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this summer, she defended the plans for the project, insisting that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t need your fucking money\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Adding that her late husband would have been supportive of the avatar, Sharon said: \u201cFor somebody to turn around to me and say I\u2019m doing a cash grab? No, you don\u2019t know my husband, OK? I know my husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband would say to me over and over, \u2018After I go, how long do you think I\u2019ll be remembered?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Sabbath - 'The Best Is Yet To Come'\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GAZ6dN4JzDI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her son Jack agreed, reasoning: \u201cEither we do it or someone else is gonna do it. And for me, it\u2019s not about pretending he\u2019s still alive. It\u2019s making sure he\u2019s never forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Jack responded to the backlash by claiming that his father \u201cwould be into this\u201d. He shared: \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be so tasteful what we\u2019re doing. It\u2019s not gonna be fucking lame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Universal Studios is launching two Ozzy-inspired haunted houses, saying it will help \u201cgrow his licensing program around the world\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Sharon revealed the advice Ozzy had given her to remember him on the first anniversary of his death last month, as his former Black Sabbath bandmates paid tribute.<\/p>\n<p>That same day, the first-ever official \u2018Ozzy Day\u2019 was held in his hometown of Birmingham. Jack urged fans to share stories about his dad, saying he wanted to \u201cfill the entire day of July 22 with just awesome Ozzy stories\u201d. His daughter\u00a0Kelly also spoke about how she was coping one year on, saying that she doesn\u2019t \u201cjust mourn the father I lost. I mourn the soul I was before [his] death\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kelly-osbourne-opens-up-about-endless-ache-of-grief-one-year-on-from-ozzys-death-3958329\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jack confirmed earlier this year that a biopic about his parents Ozzy and Sharon is \u201cabsolutely\u201d happening, and is slated for a 2028 release. 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upcoming AI avatar of Ozzy.<\/p>\n<p>The widow and manager of the late soloist and Black Sabbath frontman first shared plans to revive the legendary Ozzfest earlier this year. She said the legendary annual event \u2013 which hosted its first edition in 1996 \u2013 would \u201cabsolutely\u201d return with Ozzy\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-listid=\"663\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Shortly afterwards, Sharon revealed that next year\u2019s Ozzfest would take place at Birmingham\u2019s Villa Park \u2013 the stadium that staged Ozzy and Sabbath\u2019s final-ever live performances last summer, just weeks before his death aged 76.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to find a lot of young, new talent, because that\u2019s what your dad would want,\u201d she told son Jack, also teasing an upcoming US leg of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Sharon has given an update on Ozzfest \u201927 in a new interview with <em>Metal Hammer<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be at Villa Park again,\u201d she told the publication. \u201cWhether it\u2019ll be two nights [in Birmingham], that\u2019s up for the fans to tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for who could be on the line-up, and when official news would be coming, she added: \u201cOf course we\u2019re speaking to people. I can\u2019t let that out yet, but it\u2019ll be soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ozzfest\u2019s final instalment was held in Inglewood, California on New Year\u2019s Eve 2018, and boasted performances from Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson,\u00a0DevilDriver and Ozzy himself, among others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere in the new interview, Sharon reiterated that the planned AI-powered avatar of her late husband was not about cashing in on his legacy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3876803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3876803\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3876803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3876803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ozzy Osbourne at \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019. CREDIT: Ross Halfin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen such shit online about it being a \u2018money grab\u2019,\u201d she explained. \u201cWhy would I need to do that? It\u2019s not as if I\u2019m using Ozzy to sell fucking weedkiller or beer. Ozzy loved the idea. We\u2019ve been talking about it for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOzzy has this great body of work that took a lifetime to do \u2013 why shouldn\u2019t he still be seen? Why should we have to watch the same videos over and over again, when there\u2019s technology available that means we don\u2019t have to?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Sharon went on: \u201cIf you don\u2019t like it, don\u2019t go see it. I\u2019m not at people\u2019s houses with a fucking gun, going, \u2018Give me your money!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She previously said fans would be able to \u201cask [the digital] Ozzy anything, and he will answer you in his own voice \u2013 and the answers will be what Ozzy would have said\u201d. Sharon continued: \u201cPeople can talk to him and he will talk back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this summer, she defended the plans for the project, insisting that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t need your fucking money\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Adding that her late husband would have been supportive of the avatar, Sharon said: \u201cFor somebody to turn around to me and say I\u2019m doing a cash grab? No, you don\u2019t know my husband, OK? I know my husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband would say to me over and over, \u2018After I go, how long do you think I\u2019ll be remembered?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Sabbath - 'The Best Is Yet To Come'\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GAZ6dN4JzDI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her son Jack agreed, reasoning: \u201cEither we do it or someone else is gonna do it. And for me, it\u2019s not about pretending he\u2019s still alive. It\u2019s making sure he\u2019s never forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Jack responded to the backlash by claiming that his father \u201cwould be into this\u201d. He shared: \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be so tasteful what we\u2019re doing. It\u2019s not gonna be fucking lame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Universal Studios is launching two Ozzy-inspired haunted houses, saying it will help \u201cgrow his licensing program around the world\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Sharon revealed the advice Ozzy had given her to remember him on the first anniversary of his death last month, as his former Black Sabbath bandmates paid tribute.<\/p>\n<p>That same day, the first-ever official \u2018Ozzy Day\u2019 was held in his hometown of Birmingham. Jack urged fans to share stories about his dad, saying he wanted to \u201cfill the entire day of July 22 with just awesome Ozzy stories\u201d. His daughter\u00a0Kelly also spoke about how she was coping one year on, saying that she doesn\u2019t \u201cjust mourn the father I lost. I mourn the soul I was before [his] death\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kelly-osbourne-opens-up-about-endless-ache-of-grief-one-year-on-from-ozzys-death-3958329\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jack confirmed earlier this year that a biopic about his parents Ozzy and Sharon is \u201cabsolutely\u201d happening, and is slated for a 2028 release. He\u2019d previously revealed that a \u201cphenomenal\u201d lead actor was attached to the film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kelly-osbourne-opens-up-about-endless-ache-of-grief-one-year-on-from-ozzys-death-3958329\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jack confirmed earlier this year that a biopic about his parents Ozzy and Sharon is \u201cabsolutely\u201d happening, and is slated for a 2028 release. He\u2019d previously revealed that a \u201cphenomenal\u201d lead actor was attached to the film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sharon-osbourne-says-ozzfest-2027-announcement-is-coming-soon-and-that-ozzy-loved-the-idea-of-ai-avatar-its-not-as-if-im-using-him-to-sell-fucking-weedkiller-or-beer-3960667&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OzzyandSharonOsbourne-Ozzfest-AI-Ozzy-avatar-news-story.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Sharon Osbourne says Ozzfest 2027 announcement is coming \u201csoon\u201d and that Ozzy \u201cloved the idea\u201d of AI avatar: \u201cIt\u2019s not as if I\u2019m using him to sell fucking weedkiller or beer\u201d She said she was currently &#8220;speaking to people&#8221; about next year&#8217;s event By Tom Skinner 4th August 2026 Ozzy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2076818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2076818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2076818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2076818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2076818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}